----- Original Message ----- From: "Samuel Flory" <sflory@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > The ide driver doesn't really support hot swaping so you will have to > reboot to replace a drive. You can start a rebuild of an array in the > background with the mdtools. Does this mean the only real thing I get over the ataraid is the fact that it doesn't crash on a disk crash? Is there any likelihood of ataraid not crashing on disk crash in the near future, or is it more fundamental. In summary, with what I have, is md the most high-available solution? thanks for your help Dave